Fotbal Club Rapid, commonly known as Rapid București or simply as Rapid, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga I, the top tier of Romanian football. It
Iuliu Baratky, "The Blonde Wonder of Giulești"
The club played under the name Locomotiva in 1957.
Valentin Stănescu, a former player and the coach that won the title with Rapid in 1967
Liga I, also known as Liga 1 and officially branded as Superliga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of
Olympia București, the 1909–10 Divizia A champions.
CFR Cluj (pictured at Stamford Bridge in a 2008–09 UEFA Champions League match against Chelsea) won eight championships under the new name of Liga I.
Ionel Dănciulescu made 515 league appearances for Electroputere Craiova, Dinamo București, and Steaua București.
Dudu Georgescu is the highest goalscorer of the Liga I with 252 goals.